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rig known John so long that I can read his mind. read s m b like a book видеть насквозь • Of course I un¬ derstand you, I read you like a book. read the tea leaves гадать на кофейной гуще • The first term will be devoted to reading the tea leaves. Next term we shall progress to palmistry. read the Riot Act/riot act to smb (Am) обвинить во всех с м е р т н ы х грехах; отчитать • The teacher read the students the riot act for their failure to do their assignments. red tape крючкотворство; волокита; бю¬ рократизм • I need a new passport, but because of all the red tape, I won't get it in time for my holiday. reduce to tears довести до слез • His class¬ mates jeered, reducing him to tears. refuse point blank отказаться наотрез • He locked himself in the bathroom and re¬ fused point blank to come out. reinvent the wheel изобретать велосипед; откры¬ вать Америку • Why reinvent the wheel when there are drugs already on the market that are effective? rest on one's laurels почивать на лаврах • As he grew older he rested on his laurels and let the younger men take over re¬ sponsibility. • Getting an A in Chemistry almost caused Mike to rest on his laurels. rest on one's oars взять тайм-аут; скинуть обороты • After the hard work of the last few weeks, I think I am entitled to rest on my oars for a day or two. rich pickings жирные куски (внушительная прибыль) • In the long term, the reconstruction of Russian industry promises rich pickings for West¬ ern companies. ride hell for leather гнать во весь дух/опор; мчаться • He rode hell for leather down the street, scattering the chickens and leaving a cloud of dust behind him. ride high на коне • She has just been pro¬ moted, so she is riding high at the moment. • With three hit singles in the charts, the band are riding high. ride roughshod over не считаться с к-л; пренебречь • He's a cruel person who loves to ride roughshod over other people's feelings. • Government has ridden roughshod over the recommen¬ dations made by the committee of enquiry. rig (inf v) подтасовать (факты, результа¬ ты); смошенничать • The opposi­ tion accused the ruling party of rig¬ ging the election. 131